Toy gun



{No Model.)

P. A. BRANDENBURG.

TOY GUN.

No. 437,770. Patented 00t.7, 1890.

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FOWVLER A. BRANDENBURG, OF VANDALIA, OHIO.

TOY GUN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,770, dated October'7, 1890.

Application filed January 6, 1890.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FOWLER A. BRANDEN- BURG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Vandalia, in the county of Montgomery and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Guns; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which, will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in toy guns, the several featuresof which will be fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to shoot winged arrows, the feather ofwhich is made of paper, much enlarged as compared with other arrows oflike construction, and upon which is printed advertising matter, thedistribution of which is facilitated by being shot from the gun.

The construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure I is a side view of the toy gun with the arrow in position to bedischarged. Fig. II is a top view of the stock with only a part of theattachments illustrated. Fig. III is an enlarged view of the fastener.

Like letters and numerals designate like parts throughout the severalviews.

A is the stock, in form like an ordinary gun, and has a kerf through thesame extending from the end to near the butt. One wing of the arrow isplaced into this kerf, and so remains until the arrow leaves the stock.The stay D, near the outer end of the stock, holds the several parts, sothat the sides of the kerf are held parallel. At the inner end of thekerf the same is chamfered, as a matter of convenience in entering thewing of the arrow. The metallic strap a is folded at its center into aslot of the stock, and the ends are fastened. by screws to the sides ofthe stock, and within this folded portion is held on a pin the elasticlocking-plate 2. The projector 1 has an orifice through which the rubherband is passed, and a wire loop on the rear end, which engages aprojection of the $erial No. 336,013. (No model.)

locking-plate. The rubber band E extends from the stay on one sidethrough the projector to the same on the other side of the stock. Theend of the elastic band is wormed into the spiral coil of the fastener5, (see Fig. 1H,) and this is hooked over the stay to attach the ends ofsaid band, the wire loop F consisting of a double loop and an eye,through which a screw is passed to attach the same to the stock, and onwhich it freely oscillates. The elastic band passes through the loops onboth sides, and it serves to arrest the movement of the projector. Thespring-wire 3 is attached to the stock by two screws, and serves as atrigger. The inner end is in-a vertical position, and is notched in itsside to engage the locking-plate. The outer end is bent inwardly, sothat when pressure is made by the finger the locking-plate isdisengaged, thereby releasing the elastic band and projecting the arrow.

At Fig. III is an enlarged View of the fastener. It comprises a seriesof coils terminating in a hook at oneend, a bend at the opposite, with aportion parallel to the coils that is engaged by said hook. The elasticband is attached by drawing the end successively into the coils inposition, as indicated by the dotted lines E, Fig. III.

In shooting the arrow the operation is thus: Pull down the projector andhook it on the locking-plate, then place the arrow on the stock, onewing within the kerf of the same, then press the trigger with thefinger, and the arrow is discharged.

Having fully described my invention, what Iclaim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a toy spring-gun, the stock A, having a kerf extending from theouter end to near the butt, severing the same in halves, the stay D,having a deep notch ext-ending below said stock to maintain the twoparts in a parallel position to provide space for the wing of an arrow,that the shaft of the same may traverse the upper surface of said stockand the wing the inner space of the same and the space in said stay,substantially as set forth.

2. In a toy spring-gun, the wire-fastener 5, comprising a spiral coil toengage an elastic band, a hook on the end of said spiral, a loop T0notched, the locking-plate held in said notch,

and the arroW-proj eetor,,substantial1y as set forth. 7

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

FOWLER A. BRANDENBURG.

Witnesses:

B. PICKERING, 'B. F. HERSHEY.

